Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

Watch with us as a new trio is welcomed aboard the International Space Station, after their Soyuz spacecraft hatch opens at 3:55pm ET (1955 UTC), Tuesday, July 14. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina will spend about eight months aboard the orbital complex, advancing scientific research.

This is the first spaceflight for Menon, who was selected by NASA to join the 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class and reported for duty in January 2022.

Get the latest mission updates: blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation

Credit: NASA